Basilar-membrane models are validated by frequency responses comparable to tuning curves

Evidence

There are two ways to illustrate the behaviour of such a model: the frequency response at a certain place, or the place response for a certain frequency. Because it is more convenient to measure, the frequency response at a certain place is more commonly used. Results of such measurements are directly comparable to neurophysiological and psycho acoustical tuning curves. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 356